Activities
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c.mult. Wolfgang A. Herrmann
| Main Research Areas | Organometallic Chemistry and Molecular Catalysis
Catalytic processes for industrial applications, e.g. olefin-metathesis, olefin oxidation, methane-refining (CH activation), hydroformylation under two-phase conditions, isotactic polypropylene, carbon-carbon coupling Multiple bonds between transition metalsMultiple bonds between transition metals and substituent-free main group elements Organolanthanoid complexes Water-soluble catalysts, e. g. for hydroformylation Inorganic and organic materials (material research: hardened ceramic materials, corrosion-resistent layers, polymers) |
| Publications |
You will find a listing on the webpage of the Institute for Inorganic Chemistry. |
| Lectures | You will find a listing on the webpage of the Institute for Inorganic Chemistry. |
| Voluntary Activities | You will find a listing on the webpage of the Institute for Inorganic Chemistry. |
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Board Member
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Chairman of the Advisory Board, Deutsches Museum, Munich |
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Memberships
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Hans-Fischer-Gesellschaft (Munich) Rotary Club Munich-Schwabing Deutsche Akademie der Naturforscher Leopoldina (Halle) Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur zu Mainz German Chemical Society (Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker) Acatech - Konvent der Technikwissenschaften der Union der Deutschen Akademien der Wissenschaften Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences |
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Conferences & Symposia |
Chairman of "Königstein/Kreuth Conferences" for Organometallic Chemistry and peripheral topics (since 1985) Chairman of "First Journal of Organometallic Chemistry Conference" (4./5. November 1993) in Munich Chairman of "14th International Symposium on Homogeneous Catalysis (ISHC)" (5.-9. Juli 2004) |
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Research Network |
Speaker of Bayerischer Forschungsverbund Katalyse (FORKAT) (1994 - 2000) |
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